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More than half of UK enterprises regret at least one software purchase – here’s how to prevent buyer’s remorse
The secret to completing a successful software purchase is to know what you’re aiming to achieve, keep your list of options short, and temper expectations, according to new analysis. A survey of UK software buyers by Capterra found that 57% of UK businesses regret at least one software purchase that they’ve made in the past 18 months – and a…
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Data sovereignty a growing priority for UK enterprises
The push towards data sovereignty continues, with 51% of UK organizations now acknowledging it as a crucial aspect of their data management strategy. According to a study of 500 IT decision makers in large organizations carried out by OVHcloud, more than three-quarters said they believe data sovereignty is now more important to their organization than it was three years ago.…
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Microsoft targets enterprises with new Intel-powered Surface devices – but they come at a steep price
Microsoft has launched new iterations of its Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 devices powered by Intel chips, targeting industry users with a premium price tag to match. The laptops will feature Intel Core Ultra processors from the chipmaker’s latest generation Lunar Lake architecture that boasts improved AI performance and efficiency over Meteor Lake. The Surface Laptop 7 will…
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FBI issues guidance for enterprises as fake North Korean IT workers wreak havoc
The FBI has issued fresh guidance aimed at helping organizations combat the threats posed by fake North Korean IT workers after a spate of incidents. In its latest efforts to stamp out the scam whereby North Korean hackers pose as legitimate remote IT workers, the FBI said they are continuing to target US-based businesses. “In recent months, in addition to…
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What enterprises need to know about DeepSeek’s game-changing R1 AI model – Computerworld
Censored language model A lurking possibility is that DeepSeek isn’t as good as it seems, with some skepticism already appearing around its price-performance claims. Stacy Rasgon, a senior analyst at Bernstein Research, questioned DeepSeek’s underlying costs. “Did DeepSeek really build OpenAI for $5M? Of course not,” he wrote in a client note. “The oft quoted $5M number is calculated by…
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Vulnerability management complexity is leaving enterprises at serious risk
Most organizations are failing to remediate critical vulnerabilities quickly enough, with nearly seven-in-ten saying it takes them more than 24 hours. According to new research from Swimlane, fragmented data from multiple scanners, siloed risk scoring, and poor cross-team collaboration means organizations are increasingly exposed to breaches, compliance failures, and financial penalties. Michael Lyborg, CISO at Swimlane, said this confluence of…
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Enterprises are flocking to private AI systems
Nearly three-quarters (70%) of enterprises plan to move AI models onto their own on-premises hardware in the near future, according to a report from Vespertec. While just 24% of firms currently run AI systems on internal hardware, this figure is set to surge as interest in private AI systems grows and companies opt to expand infrastructure outside of the public…
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AI is causing a data storage crisis for enterprises
Data storage capacity requirements are set to surge by 150% in the next couple of years, new research from Hitachi Vantara has revealed. While the average large organization currently holds 150 petabytes (PB) of data, organizations are expected to be storing over 300PB of data by the end of 2026. This is matched by an uptick in investment, with organizations’…
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AI tools are growing in popularity at enterprises, but not all of them are approved by employers – and that’s a serious problem for IT and security leaders
Almost half of UK workers admit to using non-approved AI tools without their employer’s knowledge, according to new research. The use of shadow AI, described in the report as ‘bring your own AI’ (BYO-AI), is contributing to overall AI use, with more than two-thirds of employees now using AI tools regularly at work. According to data from Owl Labs’ annual…
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Are ‘ghost engineers’ stunting productivity in software development? Researchers claim nearly 10% of engineers do “virtually nothing” and are a drain on enterprises
Just under a tenth (9.5%) of software engineers do almost no work, according to new research from academics at Stanford University. One researcher, Yegor Denisov-Blanch, posted the findings to his X account, dubbing the staff who work less than 10% as hard as the median engineer as ‘ghost’ engineers. These engineers do “virtually nothing,” Denisov-Blanch said, and it’s possible that…
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